Senior Speech and Language Therapist

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Barnsley is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join their collaborative team. You will develop and deliver clinical services for adults with communication disorders, maintain high standards of care, and provide mentorship to staff. The role offers a flexible hybrid working model and excellent opportunities for professional development. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and experience in a healthcare setting.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive administration team

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in delivering clinical expertise and training.
• Sound knowledge of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy Guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Speech and Language Therapy Service collaboratively.
• Maintain clinical standards and accurate records.
• Provide mentoring and clinical supervision.
• Assist in training SALT assistants and students.

Skills

Collaboration

Clinical assessment

Data collection

Mentoring

Training development

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Hi, I'm Jackie, Manager and Clinical Lead of the Adult Community Speech & Language Therapy service in Barnsley and I'm pleased that you are looking at this opportunity to work within our team.

We are a small team that encourages collaboration, innovation and positive engagement.

We work with a range of communication and swallowing disorders with the Specialist support of colleagues readily available. Your new ideas will be welcomed in our service.

We have an exceptional administration team and supportive leadership.

There is embedded clinical, professional and management supervision with excellent opportunities for CPD and cross service development.

We also offer a flexible and hybrid way of working.

You will be based in a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary Allied Health Professionals Hub. In your role you will:

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop the Speech and Language Therapy Service.
• Maintain a high standard of clinical work and accurate records.
• Provide reports and statistical information to facilitate future business planning of the service.
• Be part of reviews and case conferences for clients.
• Offer clinical advice, assessment, diagnose and treatments for adults who access the service.
• Provide clinical expertise to carers, non-clinical staff and external professionals and work as a wider MDT.
• Work within Trust policies and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy Guidelines.
• Develop, write, deliver and evaluate specialised training packages with access to specialist support as required to carers, other professional groups and speech and language therapists.
• Provide mentoring, clinical supervision, peer support and joint visits in the team.
• Support and assist in the training and supervision of SALT assistants, students from other professions and to be involved in the provision of full student placements in accordance with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy guidelines.
• Assist with the collection of data and feedback as part of quality assurance and improvement for the service.
• Support the planning and implementation of the operational requirements for the service.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.